HC Deb 21 March 1991 vol 188 c220W
Mr. Sayeed

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the comparable increase in the price of food to consumers as measured against the retail prices index since 1979.

Mr. Curry

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Scarborough (Sir M. Shaw) earlier today.

Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what change in retail food prices there has been for each of the last three months; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Curry

Food prices are leading the way to lower inflation. The rate of food price inflation fell from 6.9 per cent. in November to 6.6 per cent. in December and 5.9 per cent. in January.